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Brooklyn vs Millis vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k median).
Millis has the most expensive homes ($604k median).
Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Brooklyn | Millis | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,517 |
8,888Highest |
1,065Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.6±2.5 17% above U.S. |
46.4±3Highest 19% above U.S. |
44.8±6.4Lowest 15% above U.S. |
| Millis and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Brooklyn and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.6%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millis and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brooklyn and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,207±$15kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$155,996±$9kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$115,563±$10k 43% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,200±$28kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$603,500±$31kHighest 81% above U.S. |
$389,700±$32k 17% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,696±$279Highest 20% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,538 45% above U.S. |
$9,344Highest 200% above U.S. |
$3,867Lowest 24% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±19.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.5%±16.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Millis and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.5%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #113 of 149 in CT | #63 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Brooklyn School District | Millis | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Millis High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.